Food that is good for gut health 🍌

We hear a lot about what harms our gut or causes inflammation, but that’s only half the story! We need to be nourishing our bodies with good food + feeding our good gut bacteria!💫 this is the fun part 😉

adding in nutritious foods with prebiotic fiber, polyphenols, probiotics & healthy fats support our gut by optimizing the diversity & balance of good bacteria ✨ here’s how each one helps:

prebiotic fiber — fuel for good gut bacteria + helps clear out things causing us inflammation

polyphenols — a very strong antioxidant with anti-inflammatory benefits that reduces endotoxins + promote growth of beneficial bacteria

natural probiotics — offers soo many health benefits! Helps to optimize your good gut bacteria & restore critical balances in your gut

healthy fats — MUFAs & PUFAs (omega 3’s) help reduce inflammation in the body & improve immune response + help prevent damage to your gut lining

here’s a list of good foods for our gut!

prebiotic fiber:

Chicory root

Bananas 🍌

Asparagus

Garlic 🧄

Pears 🍐

Beans, lentils, & chickpeas 🫘

Broccoli 🥦

Artichoke

Dandelion greens

Onions 🧅

Leeks

Apples🍏

Flaxseed

Watermelon 🍉

Dates

GF Oats

Sweet potatoes 🍠

Butternut Squash

polyphenols/antioxidants:

blueberries 🫐

cherries 🍒

strawberries 🍓

blackberries

raspberries

spinach

pineapple 🍍

Green tea

dark chocolate 🍫

natural probiotics —

Greek Yogurt

Kimchi

Kefir

Miso

Sourdough

Sauerkraut

healthy fats:

Flaxseed

Chia seeds

Hemp seed

walnuts

Almonds

Cashews

Pistachios

olive oil

salmon

whole eggs

lean grass fed beef

hope these help! Xx

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